can imac14,1 (imac 21.5" late 2013 upgrade memory to 8 G per side(16 G total) instead of 4G per side (8G total) and will it cost alot of money? or should I just buy a new computer?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
RAM on 2012-2019 21.5" iMac is NOT user upgradeable. Why do you feel it is necessary to upgrade the RAM on a 10 year old iMac?
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APPLE HDD (Mechanical - 5400 RPM)
The reason your iMac is slow is due to the 5400-rpm hard drive. While this hard drive found in your Mac is perfectly suited to light tasks, such as email, web browsing, etc., for more advanced tasks, and for users who want the maximum performance from their Mac, this hard drive does have its limitations. Luckily, you can use an external SSD as your startup disk to run macOS and all your data from that. It will make your Mac 10 to 30 times faster for storage, and in turn, make your entire Mac system much faster. For more info, instructions, and what external SSD to buy, please see: How to Setup and Use an External SSD as your Startup Disk on a Desktop Mac - Apple Community.
Another option is to replace this Mac with a new Apple Silicon Mac: Mac - Apple. If you go this route, it is generally recommended that you purchase 16GB of Memory with the largest SSD that you can afford. You can also use Apple Trade-In to get credit towards a new Mac: Apple Trade In - Apple.
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Jack
RAM will not help performance. To see what will, I believe we need to proceed with an EtreCheck report. EtreCheck is a useful App to diagnose and identify issues, both hardware and software. It is trusted by many users. Please follow the steps outlined below:
Jack
I would like to have more memory. There is nothing wrong with the computer except it runs slowly as I have used most of the memory. I think apple computers are way too expensive for the amount of memory you get. i should not have to download to a key(ups stick etc) all my photos and docs so that I can have more memory. A computer is a computer....it is a ploy to have more gadgets that I would never use and some I would love to delete off this computer but can not. Just because apple thinks we want this stuff....what I need on this computer is really only Facetime so I can see my family....otherwise I would use my Samsung tab for most things...my family just doesn't use Skype as they all have iphones? why? I guess for the gadgets. I would never buy a computer again that I could not add more memory or have more control over....I will ask more questions...I just don't think landfill needs to b filled with more junk and that Apple needs more of my money, really. I am not brand loyal.
I think you have RAM and storage confused. Adding RAM will NOT speed up a computer.
I'm working on this now
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can imac14,1 (imac 21.5" late 2013 upgrade memory to 8 G per side(16 G total) instead of 4G per side (8G total)
